Award winning SENIOR DESIGNER/MANAGER with a clear history of delivering measurable improvement in multiple areas of corporate communications, marketing branding. Establishes value relationships with, staff, co-workers, vendors and external consultants. Provides exceptional and creative solutions to communication and marketing challenges utilizing a strong work ethic and high standards.
Cristina has direct experience working with Fortune 500, Healthcare, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Beauty and Health Education clients from within a creative agency. Besides her extensive printing expertise she also has experience managing Web, Mobile and marketing projects.
• Branding and Collateral Management
• Staff Supervision and Development
• Trade Show/Special Event Planning and Production
• Communication Activities including Social Media Marketing
• Strategic Planning and Creative Brief, Technical and Promotional Writing
• Scheduling and Budgeting
• Project Estimate and Bidding
• Conducting Market Research
• Establishing and Maintaining Vendor Liaisons
School of Visual Arts, NYC/BFA Major in Graphic Design
Graphic Design USA’s Inhouse Design Award Winner, American Inhouse Design Awards Winner and NJ Cama Astra Awards Winner
Tactical Experience includes but is not limited to:
wire framing and story boarding • HTML • emails • websites • trade shows • flash banners • brochures • posters • site maps • point of purchase displays • packaging • product design • presentations • proofreading • copy writing • creative briefs • project management • budgeting • vendor relations • vendor sourcing • timelines • traffic management
Software/Technical Skills:
InDesign (expert-15 years), Photoshop (expert-15 years), Illustrator (expert-15 years), Dreamweaver (intermediate-5 years), MS PowerPoint (intermediate-7 years), Keynote (intermediate-4 years), XD, Axure, HTML 5 (intermediate-5 years), Flash/After Effects (beginner-2 years) WordPress (beginner-2 years)